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Name: Drs. Jet Weigand-Timmer
Living in: Ermelo, the Netherlands
Born on: 05-30-1959
Place of birth: Den Haag
Religion: Christian
Family: married to Gerhard Weigand; children: Oldrik, Jeanine and Henri

 

Education

*  Gymnasium at  Christelijke Scholengemeenschap "De Populier"  in The Hague

*  Pedagogic with master degree in educational science at the Free University in Amsterdam. Minors: labour- en organisational psychology, philosophical anthropology.

*  Course "Analysis of (governmental) policy" at the Open University

*  CDA executives course (1993/1994) (a course for political leaders in the Dutch Christian Democratic Party)

 

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Work experience

*  Proprietor/director of EduConcept (2008 - )

*  Guestlecturer in Dutch Politics

*  Chef de Mission for the Dutch delegation to the European Championship Jazz Dance in Moscow (2009) (Small groups: 2nd place; Formations: 2nd place; Duo: European Champion)

*  Vice president of the Dutch Christian Artists Union CNV Kunstenbond and manager to the Continental Arts Centre (2007)

*  Director of the Centre for Reformational Philosophy (2000 – Dec. 2006)

*  Educational consultant CDA-Utrecht (1998 - 2000)

*  Vice-mayor of the city of Culemborg (1998 – July 1999)

*   Freelance instructor for educational courses (1988 - )

 

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Executive positions

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*  President of the board of GIDSnetwerk (2010 - )

*  President of the Church council of Ermelo West (2009 - )

*  Member of the regional committee and board of members of the Dutch Christian Broadcasting Association NCRV (2009 - )

*  President of the Focusgroup “Education and innovation” (2008)

*  Member of the supervision board of the Foundation Christelijk Sociaal Congres (2007 -)

*  Member of the board of Gidsnetwerk (2006 - 2010)

*  Member of the board of the Abraham Kuyper Foundation (1999- )

*  President of the Parents Association Ouders & COO (1997- ), also member of the board of presidents of the European Parents association

*  Advisor to the Dutch Russian International Center

*  Advisor to the European Academy of Culture and Arts

*  Educational advisor of the master course “East-West studies” at the sociological faculty of the State University of St. Petersburg

*  Secretary of the Governmental Association of the Free University in Amsterdam and Windesheim university(1997-2007)

*  Member of the board of the Foundation Christelijk Sociaal Congres (1997-2007)

*  Member of the board of the Evangelische Forschungs Akademie (2000-2006)

*  President Convent of Christian Women in the Netherlands (CCV) (1996-1999)

*  Treasurer and secretary CDAV (1996 - 1998)

*  President CDA-Culemborg. (1994 - 1998)

*  Vice-president CDA-Ermelo (1992-1994)

 

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Publications

*  Preschool Education in the view of Parents – the Dutch Experience (Vienna and Malta, 2009)

*  Parents as partners – for the benefit of society (Amsterdam, 2009)

*  Co writer and editor of the Dutch edition of the book “Hope in Troubled Times” (Wegen van hoop in tijden van crisis) by Bob Goudzwaard e.a., with a foreword by Desmond Tutu (2009)

*  Editor  books series “Verantwoording” (2006- )

*  Worldview illustrated (Christian Artists, 2007)

*  Het leven leren (conference of the Thijmstichting in 2006, published in book “Voorbeeldig onderwijs” in 2007)

*  Governing a university. Is there a Christian way? (IAPCHE conference, Nicaragua 2006)

*  Report on the Netherlands (IAPCHE educational consultation, Grand Rapids VS 2006)

*  Who is afraid of a European (French parents conference on European education, Brussels 2005)

*  The School belongs to the Community (regional conference of IAPCHE, Moscow 2005)

*  Learning for Life (Christian Artists, 2005)

*  Schulstrukturen und Bildungsidealen in den Niederlanden (Pfingsttagung der Evangelische Forschungs Akademie, Drübeck BRD 2005)

*  Leren voor het leven (Lecture Cultural Philosophy, Open Universiteit, 2005)

*  The School belongs to the Community (National Conference of the Italian Parents Association on the European Day of Parents, Rome 2004)

*  Vuur en structuur, about Christian politics (conference Hoop21, 2004)

*  The School belongs to the Community (lecture at the Pedagogical University of St. Petersburg, 2003)

*  De school aan de ouders (study conference of the Vereniging voor Reformatorische Wijsbegeerte, 2003)

*  Editor and co writer of van 2 books about religious education ("De  bijbel tot leven", Navigatorboeken, isbn:9029710713. "Gebed aan huis", Navigatorboeken, isbn:9029710721)

*  Editor and writer for the magazine "Schoolschrift" (1989 - 1992) of the Unie School en Evangelie

*  Als het leerhuis school maakt (doctorale thesis at the Vrije Universiteit, 1988)

 

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Languages

*  Dutch (native)

*  English

*  German

*  Some French

 

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Hobbies

*  Music: singing (soprano), piano, flutes en guitar, playing in musicals

*  Sports: hiking, speed skating, jazz dance

*  Radio listening and making

*  Reading, cooking, playing computer games

 

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